This reader brings together classic and contemporary contributions to debates about social justice.

A collection of classic and contemporary contributions to debates about social justice.

Includes classic discussions of justice by Locke and Hume.

Provides broad coverage of contemporary discussions, including theoretical pieces by John Rawls, Robert Nozick and Ronald Dworkin.

Contains papers that apply theories of justice to concrete issues, such as gender and the family, the market, world poverty, cultural rights, and future generations.

Philosophically challenging yet accessible to students.

1. Of Property 2. Of Justice 3. On Justice as Fairness 4. An Entitlement Theory 5. Equality of Resources 6. Against Equality of Resources: Relocating Dworkin's Cut 7. Against Luck Egalitarianism: What Is the Point of Equality? 8. The Concept of Desert 9. The Family: Gender and Justice 10. The Market: On the Site of Distributive Justice 11. Justice across Cultures: Animals and Accommodation 12. Justice across Borders: Brief for a Global Resources Dividend 13. Justice across Generations: The Non-Identity Problem

This reader brings together classic and contemporary contributions to debates about social justice.

A collection of classic and contemporary contributions to debates about social justice.

Includes classic discussions of justice by Locke and Hume.

Provides broad coverage of contemporary discussions, including theoretical pieces by John Rawls, Robert Nozick and Ronald Dworkin.

Contains papers that apply theories of justice to concrete issues, such as gender and the family, the market, world poverty, cultural rights, and future generations.

Philosophically challenging yet accessible to students.

Table of Contents

1. Of Property 2. Of Justice 3. On Justice as Fairness 4. An Entitlement Theory 5. Equality of Resources 6. Against Equality of Resources: Relocating Dworkin's Cut 7. Against Luck Egalitarianism: What Is the Point of Equality? 8. The Concept of Desert 9. The Family: Gender and Justice 10. The Market: On the Site of Distributive Justice 11. Justice across Cultures: Animals and Accommodation 12. Justice across Borders: Brief for a Global Resources Dividend 13. Justice across Generations: The Non-Identity Problem